The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ton Around Hsrrisor-A Prolific To
rneto Vine at Grifan-An Americas
Colored Mans Bride Deserts Him OF
the Marriage Night
GEORGIA.
Bryant H. Tullis Inns been commissioned
Postmaster at DraneSville.
There is a negro woman in Milledgeville
the mother Of grown children. who wears a
No. ! lady's shoe.
Eight carloads Of salt were sold to mer-
chants OF Americas Monday by couple OF
dealers from Brunswick
G. g. Rawiing has donated fair ground
for the fair in Washington county next
year, and the track is being put in order.
Work has commenced on the Baldwin
county bridge over tie Oconee, Mr.. Alling
is building it. II will be an open bridge,
and the cost OF it will he about $4,000.
A number Of colored men have gone into
stock company and have put up a store in
Thomas Salters storehouSe at SanderSville.
The stock is $40 share and they want 100
shares or more.
The oldest gentleman and the Oldest lady
in Milledgeville both died within few days
of each other-Afatt Butts on Nov. and
Mrs. Carnes on Nov a. One was 80 years
Of age and the other 20.
man named I.aing will sue the city OF
Americas for $40, 900 for imprisouing him
for refusing to remove fish and ice box
from the Sidewalk i'll front Of his store, as
required by city ordinance.
A band Of colored men around Harrison
have gone into the business OF stealing hogs
and cotton. 4 few days ago they stole 500
pounds Of cotton and g. B. HarriSOn's steer
and cart TO haul it off with. The team has
been recovered, but not the cotton.
At Atlanta about ten days ago a. c.
WHY, who for some years has been engaged
in the wholesale grocery business, failed,
owing about $50 900, with about the same
amount of assets Tuesday Louis GnOlstein
and John S. Owens were appointed re-
ceivers The appointment Of two receivers
WIS in the nature of a compromise between
WHY and his creditors.
Harry Winters has a tomato vine in his
garden at the Female College, at Griffin,
that is 10 feet in height and is a most pro-
life bearer, 100 fully matured tomatoes
having been gathered, and there is now
about five dozen fine specimens on the vine
Seemingly not satisfied with this. the vine
continues 10 blossom and there is no telling
what it viii do if the killing frosts do not
catch it.
Al Macon Tuesday DR.. Speer. Master in
Chsncery, filed report in the United States
Circuit Court in the case Of Hatcher q Co.
vs.. Taylor Manufacturing Company, Of
LcIluc.S4Nduld- AZ dp[DtdTs lDht I1aNIleT O.
Co. had sued for the recovery Of some
$4,000 damages, etc, which was met by a
cross-bill from the Taylor Manufacturing
Company, through their counsel. Lanier &
Anderson. The Master found in favor OF
the Taylor Manufacturing Company in
every point but one, which was of small i'm
portance.
Sandersville Mercury: We learn that on
Wednesday last a difficulty occurred be-
NJ Thomas Rrour and
Robson on the Bynum place, about the
rlght'of possession and the crop, resulting
in the shooting at Mr.. Robson by Mr..
Brown with a gun and missing him
Brown was agent for Mr.. w. r. Thigpen,
who had bought tbs place for the Corbin
Banking Company at the Sheriffs sale
when the property was sold by Robson's
bondsnen- Robson claims the place as
trustee for his children, and was gathering
the crop and disputed the right Of Brown
The grandparents Of Mr.. and Mrs Edgar
P. Johnston. who wore married at Griffin
last week, are probably four of the longest
lived people in Georgia, who are connected
by similar ties The grandfather Of Mr..
Johnston, Hugh G.. Johnston, Of Palmetto,
is now in his 96th year Of age, while his
wife IS "a The grandfather OF Mrs. John
sool, A F. Powell, OF Telfair county, is
now s. years of age, while his wife is "a.
The aggregate ages of these four people is
3s3 years, and all Of them are remarkably
hale and hearty, and move about with more
ease than the majority of people much their
junior.
At Newman Monday, Flush, Preston &
Co, of New Orleans, filed creditors bin
IN the Superior Court of Coweta county,
praying that a receiver be appointed to take
charge of the store OF John =. Anderson a
merchant Of Newman. They allege in their
bill that two OF their acceptances for SIPS
and $50 had been protested by Mr.. Ander-
son for want Of funds to pay them, and that
his liabilities are over $4,000, while his as
sets are not over $4,000 or $1,000. Judge
sam W. Harris, at chambers i'll CaTollton,
granted the bill as prayed for, and set Mon
day, Dec. ), in Carrollton, as the time and
place of hearing. In the meantime, the
judge appointed Dir. Anderson temporary
receiver for his creditors This is the first
failure in Newman since that of W. b. Orr
in 1885
Manceleld Hill tcolored) of Americas, was
married 10 Rosa Tnrpin Monday night.
For an hour or two all went as merry as a
marriage bell, and Manceiield thought he
had at last reached the marital paradise he
bad 50 long desired. But his happy dreams
we're to be rudely dissipated and he lie made
10 feel that there Is many slip twixt the
cup and the lip OF happiness. His bride
very fatty and firmly declared that though
bound to him by law she would have no
luOIS u Huus anu ne was DaDlSne0
into outer darkness. With the
hope that loving pleading would
yet soften the heart of his obdurate bride.
he submitted with the best grace he could
for time. But time, peadings and expos
tulations proved of no avail in softening the
heart of his bride, and patience ceasing to
be viroue. Manceiield now declares that
the law must be carried out to the letter
that this was no secret marriage, and he is
going TO have mis- wife or there will be
trouble. He does not propose to be married
and have no wife; TO De husband indeed
but not in fact He proposes 10 employ the
strong arm Of the law to bring his obdurate
wife TO terms.
Marshallville Times: If there was a mem
Der of the next grand jury at the Baptist
Church last Sunday night some person will
surely be presented for disturbing public
worship when court meets The loud talk
ing engaged in through most of the service
annoyed worshipers in every part of the
congregation, aud if some officer of the
church had gone 10 them and asked them
either to desist or leave it would have been
the proper thing. We don't know who the
parties were, but feel we voice the senti-
ment of the entire congregation when we
say their conduct was shameful. Such CON
duct has been reproved privately, from the
~.s.1A k..xs. .r.t.. II.